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United
states
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________________
FORM 8-K
____________________________
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
August 27, 2025
GREAT ELM CAPITAL
CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland |
814-01211 |
81-2621577 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3801 PGA Boulevard, Suite 603
Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
33410 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (617) 375-3006
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, $0.01 par value |
GECC |
Nasdaq Global Market |
5.875% Notes due 2026 |
GECCO |
Nasdaq Global Market |
8.75% Notes due 2028 |
GECCZ |
Nasdaq Global Market |
8.50% Notes due 2029 |
GECCI |
Nasdaq Global Market |
8.125% Notes due 2029 |
GECCH |
Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Stock Purchase Agreement
On August 27, 2025, Great Elm Capital Corp. (the “Company”)
entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Poor Richard LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Purchaser”), an affiliate of Booker Smith, pursuant to which the Purchaser purchased, and the Company issued, 1,290,000 shares (the “Shares”)
of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price of $11.65 per share, for an
aggregate purchase price of $15,028,500. The Shares were issued in a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2)
and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933.
Pursuant to the registration rights covenant under the Stock Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement to register the resale from time to time of the Registrable Securities
(as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) held by the Purchasers within one hundred and fifty days following the date of the Stock
Purchase Agreement. The Company has also agreed to include the Registrable Securities in certain registration statements filed by the
Company. The registration rights granted pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement will terminate upon the first to occur of (A) a registration
statement with respect to the sale of such securities being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and such securities having been disposed of or transferred
by the holder thereof in accordance with such effective registration statement, (B) such securities having been previously sold or transferred
in accordance with Rule 144 (or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act), (C) such securities becoming
eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information requirements pursuant to Rule
144 or (D) such securities are no longer outstanding.
The foregoing summary of the Stock Purchase Agreement is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement which will be filed as an exhibit to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ending September 30, 2025.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference
into this Item 3.02.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 27, 2025, the Company issued a press release in connection
with the issuance of the Shares. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
99.1 |
|
Press Release, dated August 27, 2025. |
104 |
|
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 27, 2025 |
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GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP. |
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By: |
/s/ Keri A. Davis |
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Name: Keri A. Davis |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |